Images of Sports History Books

The Images of Sports series features stunning vintage images of America's sports, teams, athletes, and arenas. Each book celebrates our nation's fascination with all types of sporting activities through historical images and descriptive captions.

From the Little League World Series to the legendary locker rooms of the Red Sox and Phillies, from the hallowed grounds of Dodger Stadium and Chicago's Soldier Field, from hockey to golf, soccer, baseball, football, racing, basketball, ballparks, and sporting arenas, vintage images give readers an engaging visual tour of America's legendary sports history.

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1960 Winter Olympics, The$21.99 Available
state: Californiaseries: Images of Sports
The 1960 Olympic Winter Games were a long-shot effort that succeeded beyond the wildest expectations. Working in a sparsely populated valley
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A Century of Sports at the University of Nebraska at Kearney$19.99 Available
state: Nebraskaseries: Images of Sports
For more than 100 years, students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (formerly Kearney State and the Nebraska State Teachers College) ...

Akron-Canton Football Heritage$19.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
Football in the Akron-Canton area can be traced back to the 1890s with Buchtel College and John W. Heisman. In the early 1900s, multiple pro
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American League, The The Early Years$21.99 Available
state: Michiganseries: Images of Sports
Showcasing two influential decades of home runs, stolen bases, and national heroes, David Lee Poremba invites us to take an in-depth look ba
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Auburn Football$21.99 Available
state: Alabamaseries: Images of Sports
Football is one of Auburn's oldest and most beloved institutions. Formally established as a varsity sport by Dr. George Petrie in 1891, Aubu
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Augusta and Aiken in Golf's Golden Age$21.99 Available
state: Georgiaseries: Images of Sports
The game of golf got its start in the Southeastern United States in 1892 on four holes with sand greens at Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, Sout
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Ball State Men's Basketball: 1918-2003$21.99 Available
state: Indianaseries: Images of Sports
Since 1918, Ball State men's basketball has gone from a small athletic endeavor at a teachers college to a highly respected Division I progr
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Baltimore's Boxing Legacy: 1893-2003$21.99 Backordered
state: Marylandseries: Images of Sports
The boxing history of Baltimore dates back over a century. Over that time the Monumental City has produced seven world champions and numerou
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Bear Memories: The Chicago-Green Bay Rivalry$21.99 Backordered
state: Illinoisseries: Images of Sports
“Halas would provide food according to how we had fared against the Packers. If we won, it was steaks for everybody. But if we lost, we were
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Birthplace of Professional Football, The: Southwestern Pennsylvania$21.99 Available
state: Pennsylvaniaseries: Images of Sports
Southwestern Pennsylvania is heralded by many as the birthplace of professional football. Here lived the athletes who were first paid to pla
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Boston Braves$21.99 Available
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
On March 13, 1953, the Boston Braves left their hometown after playing 76 seasons of baseball in Boston. They ended up in Atlanta via Milwau
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Boston Garden, The$21.99 Available
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
For seven decades, the Boston Garden functioned as both a de facto community center and the indoor entertainment hub of New England. Known t
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Boston Marathon, The$21.99 Available
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
Since 1897, Patriots Day in Massachusetts has been celebrated with the running of the world’s most-honored road race, the Boston Marathon®. ...

Boston University Hockey$21.99 Available
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
Boston University has been synonymous with college hockey excellence for more than eighty years. Since taking the ice for the first time in ...

Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882-1955$21.99 Available
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 chronicles the rich history of prizefighting in Boston and the many characters tha
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Bowling Green Stock Car Racing$21.99 Available
state: Kentuckyseries: Images of Sports
Bowling Green became the city of speed immediately after World War II as America began its love affair with the automobile. Stock car racing
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Boxing in San Francisco$19.99 Available
state: Californiaseries: Images of Sports
During the California Gold Rush, amateur and professional boxing almost immediately gained a strong foothold in northern California, as the ...

Brainerd International Raceway$21.99 Available
state: Minnesotaseries: Images of Sports
If it has an engine and anything close to two wheels, Brainerd International Raceway has hosted a race for it. From sports cars, stock cars,
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Bristol Dragway$21.99 Available
state: Tennesseeseries: Images of Sports
Bristol Dragway was carved into an East Tennessee mountainside in 1965. In the more than four decades since, the track known as “Thunder Val
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Brown University Athletics: From the Bruins to the Bears$19.99 Available
state: Rhode Islandseries: Images of Sports
Brown University established one of the first athletic programs in the nation in 1857. As one of the oldest colleges in America, the univers
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Bruins in Black and White, The: 1924-1966$21.99 Backordered
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
In the beginning, the Boston Bruins were a rough tribe of Canadian tradesmen seeking their fortune with the first American team in the fledg
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Bruins in Black and White, The: 1966 to the 21st Century$21.99 Available
state: Massachusettsseries: Images of Sports
The Boston Bruins are America's oldest and most honored NHL franchise. Although they tasted success early on, the arrival of Bobby Orr in 19
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Bulldogs on Ice: Yale University Men's Ice Hockey$21.99 Available
state: Connecticutseries: Images of Sports
From the first intercollegiate hockey contest in American history, in 1896, to today, Yale hockey has provided its fans with countless memor
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Candlestick Park$21.99 Backordered
state: Californiaseries: Images of Sports
Opened in 1960 as the home of the San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park is among America's most iconic sports facilities. It is a striking ...

Chicago Bears History$21.99 Available
state: Illinoisseries: Images of Sports
When George S. Halas was asked to rebuild the Staley Company's football club in Decatur, Illinois in 1920, nobody could have imagined that h
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Chicago Marathon$21.99 Available
state: Illinoisseries: Images of Sports
On Saturday, September 23, 1905, fifteen determined runners bolted at the sound of the starter's gun to begin an amazing journey of distance
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Chicago Stadium$21.99 Available
state: Illinoisseries: Images of Sports
Built in 1929, Chicago Stadium was the crowning achievement of local sports promoter Paddy Harmon. The largest sports arena in the world whe
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Chicago's Soldier Field$19.99 Available
state: Illinoisseries: Images of Sports
Located on scenic Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Soldier Field was designed in 1919 and opened on October 9, 1924, as Municipal Grant Park Sta
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Cincinnati Bengals History$21.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
There were three professional football teams in Cincinnati before the current Bengals became a permanent fixture in the city. The Cincinnati
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Cincinnati Boxing$19.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
On August 29, 1885, Cincinnati was the scene for the first modern heavyweight championship boxing match using gloves. The Boston Strong Boy,
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Cincinnati Hoops$21.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman, and the Cincinnati Royals. The University of Cincinnati and Xavier University in their annual crosstown shooto
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Cincinnati on Field and Court: The Sports Legacy of the Queen City$21.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
Sports are a key expression of civic identity along the Ohio River and are a large part of any discussion of Cincinnati's heritage. Their si
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Cleveland Area Golf$21.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
Whether you are a casual golfer or one dedicated to the game, you will enjoy reading about the history of golf in Cleveland and Northeast Oh
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Cleveland Browns History$21.99 Available
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
There was little fanfare when Art “Mickey” McBride flew into Chicago in 1945 to purchase a professional football team for Cleveland. But tha
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Cleveland's Greatest Fighters of All Time$21.99 Reprinting
state: Ohioseries: Images of Sports
Boxing began in Cleveland in the 1880s. As pugilism was an illegal activity, brawling workers from the iron ore docks surreptitiously met on
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Conshohocken and West Conshohocken Sports$21.99 Available
state: Pennsylvaniaseries: Images of Sports
By the late 1870s, sports started to play a key role in the small boroughs of Conshohocken and West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. In 1905, the
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Cornell University Hockey$21.99 Available
state: New Yorkseries: Images of Sports
Few schools, if any, have a reverence for their history as Cornell University does for its hockey program. The tradition is largely a winnin
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Dartmouth College Football: Green Fields of Autumn$19.99 Available
state: New Hampshireseries: Images of Sports
Notre Dame and Nebraska may have their claims, but Dartmouth's football tradition is special, perhaps unrivaled. Football, above all, is an ...

Dartmouth College Hockey: Northern Ice$19.99 Available
state: New Hampshireseries: Images of Sports
In 1905, facing capricious weather on a primitive outdoor rink, Dartmouth’s first hockey team took to the ice. In 1974, two years after coed
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Delaware Auto Racing$21.99 Available
state: Delawareseries: Images of Sports
The First State of Delaware has a legendary history of automobile racing. Since the first racers roared down the dusty Delaware State Fairgr
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Detroit's Sports Broadcasters: On the Air$21.99 Available
state: Michiganseries: Images of Sports
Sports are as much a part of the fabric of Detroit, Michigan, as is the automobile. From its professional teams such as the Red Wings, Lions
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Early Polo Grounds, The$21.99 Available
state: New Yorkseries: Images of Sports
The Polo Grounds is one of baseball’s most sacred ballparks. Built below Coogan’s Bluff in 1891, the bathtub-shaped stadium played host to i
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East Tennessee State University Football$19.99 Available
state: Tennesseeseries: Images of Sports
From the beginning, East Tennessee State University has placed great emphasis on creating a football program that would give their studentat
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Football at Ball State University: 1924-2001$21.99 Available
state: Indianaseries: Images of Sports
Intercollegiate football was played in Muncie, Indiana for the first time in 1924, when the Hoosieroons of Ball Teachers College played thei
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Fort Thomas Highlands Football$19.99 Available
state: Kentuckyseries: Images of Sports
Few high school football programs can match the success of Highlands. Having captured 17 state championships since 1960, the school ranks fi
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Golden Hurricane Basketball at the University of Tulsa$21.99 Backordered
state: Oklahomaseries: Images of Sports
When Kendall College fielded its first basketball team in 1907, no one could predict what great sports moments were in store for the city of
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Golden Hurricane Football at the University of Tulsa$21.99 Available
state: Oklahomaseries: Images of Sports
Since 1895, The University of Tulsa has consistently produced high quality football teams and players despite being one of Division 1-A's sm
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